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US9328160B2
US9328160B2 US13/882,453 US201113882453A US9328160B2 US 9328160 B2 US9328160 B2 US 9328160B2 US 201113882453 A US201113882453 A US 201113882453A US 9328160 B2 US9328160 B2 US 9328160B2
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  • the present invention relates to an anti-cadherin antibody that recognizes a certain cadherin domain and has a high internalization capacity. Further, the present invention relates to an anti-cadherin antibody-drug conjugate. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for the use of an anti-cadherin antibody-drug conjugate.
  • Cancer is a serious disease, which is one of the leading causes of death, but the need for treatment thereof has not yet been satisfied.
  • active studies have been conducted on a cancer treatment technique performed with the use of a molecular-targeting drug that has been designed to target a specific molecule expressed specifically in a cancer cell.
  • cadherin An example of a molecule that can be the target of a molecular-targeted drug in cancer is cadherin.
  • Cadherin is a membrane protein which was discovered as a molecule associated with calcium-dependent, homophilic cell adhesion (Non-Patent Document 1). Proteins having cadherin repeats (ECs) composed of about 110 amino acid residues, which are highly homologous to each other, are referred to as the cadherin superfamily.
  • the cadherin superfamily includes 120 or more protein species and plays a key role in maintenance of the multicell-layered structure.
  • Patent Document 1 Patent Document 2
  • Proteins belonging to the cadherin superfamily can be roughly classified as follows in accordance with the structural features thereof: 1) classical cadherins; 2) desmosomal cadherins; 3) protocadherins; and 4) others.
  • Major members of the cadherin superfamily i.e., classical cadherins such as E-cadherin (CDH1), N-cadherin (CDH2), and P-cadherin (CDH3) are highly homologous to each other ( FIG. 1 ).
  • classical cadherins such as E-cadherin (CDH1), N-cadherin (CDH2), and P-cadherin (CDH3) are highly homologous to each other ( FIG. 1 ).
  • such proteins are single-pass transmembrane proteins that are presumed to form dimers, and have 5 cadherin extracellular domains (EC1 to EC5) and intracellular domains.
  • Cell adhesion mediated by classical cadherins are characterized by adhesion between homogeneous cells, and such cell adhesion takes place when the cells recognizes the cadherin molecule of the same species that are expressed specifically and differently depending on cell species. Specifically, CDH1 recognizes and binds to CDH1, and CDH3 recognizes and binds to CDH3. Thus, cells of the same species adhere to each other ( FIG. 2 ).
  • Non-Patent Document 2 Homologous/heterologous cadherins are deduced to be recognized by the cadherin domain 1 (EC1) located at the N terminus of the extracellular domain.
  • EC1 cadherin domain 1
  • Non-Patent Document 3 Klingel et al. demonstrate that, even when a sequence comprising positions 1 to 213 of the amino acid sequence of human CDH3 (SEQ ID NO: 2) is substituted with the corresponding domain of human CDH1, it would bind to CDH3 instead of CDH1 (Non-Patent Document 3).
  • classical cadherins, including CDH1 and CDH3 are considered to bind each other based on the same mechanism.
  • An example of an effective means for potentiating the antitumor activity of the antibody is a conjugate of an antibody and a highly toxic drug (toxin). If a toxin is administered to a patient by itself, disadvantageously, it damages normal tissues. Accordingly, it cannot serve as an effective therapeutic means.
  • a toxin By binding a toxin to an antibody that binds to a tumor-cell-specific antigen, however, a toxin can selectively destroy tumor cells without adversely affecting normal tissue.
  • drugs are referred to as “antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).” Specifically, a toxin does not exert its toxicity while being bound to an antibody.
  • antibodies are incorporated into cells when the antibodys are bound to an target antigen, and are then degraded in lysosomes. Accordingly, such antibodies comprising toxins bound thereto are incorporated and degraded in cells, toxins are released, toxicity is expressed selectively in specific cells, and cells are destroyed thereby.
  • ADCs drugs bound to antibodies circulate in the blood, and such drugs accumulate and exert drug efficacy in target tumor cells. It is not preferable that a drug be released at any site other than tumor regions (i.e., liberation from antibodies) due to a risk of adverse side effects. That is, it is preferable that ADCs be designed in such a manner that drugs bound to antibodies are first incorporated into cells and then liberated from the antibodies. From such point of view, Genentech Inc. have developed drugs comprising Trastuzumab and toxin bound thereto (T-DM1), the developed drugs have been subjected to clinical testing, and such drugs exert remarkably high clinical effects. That is, it is not sufficient if ADCs merely accumulate in target cancer cells, and it is necessary that ADCs are efficiently incorporated into cancer cells. Such capacity (an internalization capacity of an antibody) is closely related to drug efficacy of ADC.
  • the internalization capacity of an antibody is affected by both a membrane surface protein to which an antibody binds and an antibody itself. Accordingly, such capacity cannot be unambiguously deduced based on molecular structure, physical properties of antibody, or other factors. Screening of relevant antibodies with a high internalization capacity against antigens is accordingly a big object in the development of ADCs.
  • the present invention is intended to overcome such object with respect to the CDH3 antigen.
  • Patent Document 1 WO 2002/097395
  • Patent Document 2 WO 2007/102525
  • Non-Patent Document 1 Yoshida and Takeichi, Cell 28: 217-224, 1982
  • Non-Patent Document 2 Nose, A. et al., Cell 61; 147-155, 1990
  • Non-Patent Document 3 Klingel, H. et al., Journal of Cell Science 113: 2829-36, 2000
  • the present inventors have conducted concentrated studies in order to solve the above objects. They assayed the internalization capacity of the anti-human CDH3 antibody and discovered that each antibody would exert different internalization capacity. Thus, they classified antibodies depending on domains recognized thereby and discovered that antibodies with a high internalization capacity would be highly likely to recognize the cadherin domain 1 (EC 1).
  • factors that define the internalization capacity of the antibody include affinity of an antibody for an antigen and an epitope recognized by an antibody, although the details thereof remain unknown.
  • the present invention has been completed by performing screening while focusing especially on the correlation between an antibody and an epitope recognized thereby.
  • An anti-cadherin antibody which recognizes a cadherin domain 1 (EC1) of cadherin and exhibits a high internalization capacity.
  • the antibody according to (1) or (2) which is produced by an antibody-producing cell obtained from an immunized animal into which P-cadherin or a P-cadherin-expressing cell has been administered as an immunogen.
  • a monoclonal antibody which is produced by a cell deposited under Accession Number NITE BP-988, NITE BP-1145, NITE BP-1147, or NITE BP-1148.
  • a chimeric or humanized antibody which is prepared by modification of the monoclonal antibody according to (7).
  • An antibody which has a VH and/or VL domain comprising an amino acid sequence having 90% or higher sequence identity with respect to the amino acid sequence of the VH and/or VL domain of the monoclonal antibody according to (7), or a fragment thereof.
  • the cytotoxic agent according to (16), wherein the cytotoxic substance is a maytansinoid derivative selected from DM1, DM3 or DM4 or an auristatin derivative selected from MMAE or MMAF.
  • cytotoxic agent according to (18) or (19), wherein the linker is selected from the group consisting of: sulfosuccinimidyl-4-(N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate (Sulfo-SMCC), N-succinimidyl-4-(maleimidomethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate (SMCC), N-succinimidyl-4-(N-maleimidomethyl)-cyclohexane-1-carboxy-(6-amidocaproate) (LC-SMCC), rc-maleimidoundecanoic acid N-succinimidyl ester (KMUA), ⁇ -maleimidobutyric acid N-succinimidyl ester (GMBS), ⁇ -maleimidocaproic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (EMCS), m-maleimidobenzoyl-N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (MB
  • a pharmaceutical composition which comprises, as an active ingredient, the cytotoxic agent according to any one of (13) to (21).
  • a therapeutic agent for disease with a highly expressed human CDH3 which comprises, as an active ingredient, the cytotoxic agent of any one of (13) to (21).
  • the present invention further provides a method for killing cells which highly express cadherin in a patient which comprises administering the antibody or the cytotoxic agent of the present invention to a patient with a high expression of cadherin. Further, the present invention provides a method for treatment of disease with a high expression of cadherin, which comprises administering the antibody or the cytotoxic agent of the present invention to a patient with a high expression of cadherin.
  • the present invention provides the use of the antibody of the present invention for the production of a cytotoxic agent. Further, the present invention provides the use of the antibody of the present invention for the production of a therapeutic agent for diseases with a high expression of cadherin.
  • the anti-cadherin antibody of the present invention recognizes the cadherin domain 1 (EC1) of cadherin and has a high internalization capacity.
  • An antibody capable of exerting a high internalization capacity is useful for the preparation of a modified or engineered antibody.
  • a drug which exerts toxicity in a cell is linked to the anti-cadherin antibody of the present invention, and the resultant is administered to a patient having cancer cells which expresses cadherin.
  • the anti-cadherin antibody of the present invention is useful as an anticancer agent.
  • an immunocomplex comprising the antibody and a chemotherapeutic agent linked thereto via a linker is provided.
  • This immunocomplex exhibits more potent cytotoxicity on cadherin-expressing cancer cell lines, compared with an antibody to which no chemotherapeutic agent has been linked. Accordingly, potent anti-tumor effects can be expected for the administration of the immunocomplex to a patient having cadherin-expressing cancer cells.
  • the immunocomplex of the present invention is useful as an anticancer agent.
  • FIG. 1 shows sequences of maturation proteins of CDH1 (E-cadherin)(positions 155 to 882 of SEQ ID NO: 3), CDH2 (N-cadherin)(positions 160 to 906 of SEQ ID NO: 6), and CDH3 (P-cadherin) (positions 108 to 829 of SEQ ID NO: 2) from which signal and propeptide sequences have been removed.
  • CDH1 E-cadherin
  • N-cadherin N-cadherin
  • CDH3 P-cadherin
  • FIG. 2 shows the adhesion mechanism of molecules belonging to the classical cadherin family.
  • FIG. 3 shows the results of human CDH3 mRNA expressed in various types of tumor tissues (A: normal tissues; B: various types of cancer tissues; and C: the degree of differentiation of pancreatic cancer cells).
  • FIG. 4 shows the results of immunostaining of human CDH3 in various types of tumor tissues.
  • FIG. 5 shows the results of flow cytometric analysis based on the reaction of cell lines forced to express human CDH3 and a commercially available anti-human CDH3 antibody (A: CHO cells; B: CHO cells forced to express human CDH3; a: 0.01 mg/ml anti-human CDH3 antibody; b: 0.1 mg/ml anti-human CDH3 antibody; and c: 1 mg/ml anti-human CDH3 antibody).
  • A CHO cells
  • B CHO cells forced to express human CDH3
  • a 0.01 mg/ml anti-human CDH3 antibody
  • b 0.1 mg/ml anti-human CDH3 antibody
  • c 1 mg/ml anti-human CDH3 antibody
  • FIG. 6 shows the results of typical flow cytometric analysis based on the reaction of 3examples of antibodies obtained and various cell lines (A: CHO cells forced to express human CDH3; B: CHO cells; C: NCI-H358 lung cancer cell line; a: 0.01 mg/ml anti-human CDH3 antibody; b: 0.1 mg/ml anti-human CDH3 antibody; and c: 1 mg/ml anti-human CDH3 antibody).
  • A CHO cells forced to express human CDH3
  • B CHO cells
  • C NCI-H358 lung cancer cell line
  • a 0.01 mg/ml anti-human CDH3 antibody
  • b 0.1 mg/ml anti-human CDH3 antibody
  • c 1 mg/ml anti-human CDH3 antibody
  • FIG. 7 shows the internalization capacity of the anti-human CDH3 mouse antibody and the viability of human CDH3 expressing cells to which various types of antibodies and the saporin-labeled anti-mouse IgG antibody have been administered (relative to the cell viability (100%) attained without the addition of antibodies). Assays were carried out multiple times by changing types of antibodies administered (A and B).
  • FIG. 8 shows the human CDH3 extracellular domains corresponding to partial protein fragments 1 to 5 of human CDH3.
  • FIG. 9 shows the results of human CDH3 partial protein expression (A: fragment 1; B: fragment 2; C: fragment 3; D: fragment 4; and E: fragment 5).
  • FIG. 10 shows the reactions of human CDH3 partial proteins and various antibodies analyzed by Western blotting (A: fragment 1; B: fragment 2; C: fragment 3; D: fragment 4; and E: fragment 5).
  • FIG. 11 shows the results of epitope analysis of PPAT-055-13 using a peptide array.
  • a numerical value on the X axis indicates the number of a peptide on a peptide array (A: PPAT-055-13; B: in the absence of primary antibody).
  • FIG. 12 shows the structure of DM1SMe.
  • FIG. 13 shows the results of the cytotoxicity test of the anti-human CDH3 chimeric antibody-drug conjugate in vitro (ADC: a clone of the anti-human CDH3 chimeric antibody to which a drug has been linked; Naked: the non-conjugated anti-human CDH3 chimeric antibody).
  • FIG. 14 shows the results of the immunohistostaining analysis of human CDH3 expressed in a tumor mass formed via transplantation of the HCC1954 cell line into a mouse.
  • FIG. 15 shows the results of the cytotoxicity test of the human CDH3 chimeric antibody-drug conjugate in vivo (a clone of the anti-human CDH3 chimeric antibody to which a drug has been linked; Naked: the non-conjugated anti-human CDH3 chimeric antibody; Vehicle: antibody lysate).
  • the antibody of the present invention is an anti-cadherin antibody which recognizes the cadherin domain 1 (EC1) of cadherin and has a high internalization capacity.
  • EC1 cadherin domain 1
  • the cadherin domain 1 (EC1), the cadherin domain 2 (EC2), the cadherin domain 3 (EC3), the cadherin domain 4 (EC4), and the cadherin domain 5 (EC5) of P-cadherin (CDH3), E-cadherin (CDH1) and N-cadherin (CDH2) each represent domains described below.
  • the corresponding domains of other cadherins can be determined by comparing known cadherin protein sequences obtained from Genbank or other institutions. Sequence comparison can be carried out using a known program, such as ClustalW2 (Thompson, J. D.
  • Cadherin domain 1 positions 108 to 236 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2
  • Cadherin domain 2 (EC2): positions 237 to 348 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2
  • Cadherin domain 3 positions 349 to 461 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2
  • Cadherin domain 4 positions 462 to 550 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2
  • Cadherin domain 5 positions 551 to 654 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2
  • Cadherin domain 1 positions 155 to 283 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 4
  • Cadherin domain 2 (EC2): positions 284 to 395 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 4
  • Cadherin domain 3 positions 396 to 507 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 4
  • Cadherin domain 4 positions 508 to 597 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 4
  • Cadherin domain 5 positions 598 to 704 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 4
  • CDH2 N-cadherin
  • Cadherin domain 1 positions 160 to 288 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 6
  • Cadherin domain 2 (EC2): positions 289 to 402 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 6
  • Cadherin domain 3 positions 403 to 518 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 6
  • Cadherin domain 4 positions 519 to 607 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 6
  • Cadherin domain 5 (EC5): positions 608 to 719 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 6
  • the internalization capacity of the antibody can be assayed in accordance with a known technique.
  • a method comprising labeling an antibody (or a secondary antibody) with RI, a fluorescent dye, or other substance and assaying the level of label incorporation (RI and fluorescence intensity) and a method for assaying cell death using a toxin such as saporin (e.g., a saporin-labeled anti-mouse IgG antibody) are known.
  • a method involving the use of an antibody labeled with a saporin toxin is superior to other techniques.
  • Numerical values indicating the degrees of internalization capacity used herein are determined under the conditions as described in Example 6 or 15. Specifically, the internalization capacity is assayed in the following manner.
  • the anti-human CDH3 antibody (100 ng) and the saporin-labeled antibody (100 ng, Advanced Targeting Systems, Inc.) were added to the human CDH3 expressing cells, and the resultants were heated in an incubator at 37° C. in the presence of 5% CO 2 for 3 days. Thereafter, activity of an antibody for cell destruction was evaluated using a viable cell counting reagent (Cell Counting Kit-8, DOJINDO LABORATORIES, Inc.). Cell destruction activity was expressed relative to 100% cell viability attained without the addition of antibody.
  • “high internalization capacity” refers to that the viability of CDH3 expressing cells to which the antibody of interest and the saporin-labeled anti-mouse IgG antibody have been administered (represented relative to 100% cell viability attained without the addition of antibody), is preferably 70% or less, more preferably 60% or less, more preferably 50% or less, more preferably 45% or less, further preferably 40% or less, and particularly preferably 35% or less.
  • the antibody of the present invention recognize a classical cadherin.
  • examples thereof include, but are not limited to, E-cadherin, N-cadherin, and P-cadherin.
  • cadherin or a partial peptide thereof can be used as an antigen used for the preparation of the antibody of the present invention.
  • An example thereof is, but is not limited to, a soluble CDH3 protein.
  • the antibody of the present invention may be a polyclonal or monoclonal antibody.
  • the (polyclonal or monoclonal) antibody of the present invention can be prepared by any technique. Techniques for preparing such antibody are well-known in the art (see, for example, Sambrook, J. et al., Molecular Cloning, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1989).
  • the term “monoclonal antibody” used herein is not limited to an antibody prepared by a hybridoma technique.
  • the term “monoclonal antibody” refers to an antibody originating from a single clone (e.g., a clone of a eucaryote, procaryote, or phage), and such antibody can be prepared by any method.
  • the monoclonal antibody of the present invention can be prepared by any of a variety of techniques known in the art. Examples thereof include a hybridoma method, a recombination method, a phage-display method, and a combination of any thereof. All thereof is within the scope of the present invention.
  • cadherin In order to prepare a polyclonal antibody, cadherin, expression product of the cadherin extracellular domain, or a partial peptide thereof (preferably EC1) is, as the antigen, administered to a mammalian animal, such as a rat, mouse, or rabbit.
  • the amount of the antigen to be administered per animal is 0.1 to 100 mg when no adjuvant is used, and it is 1 to 100 ⁇ g when an adjuvant is used.
  • adjuvant include Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA), Freund's incomplete adjuvant (FIA), and aluminum hydroxide adjuvant. Immunization is carried out primarily via intravenous, hypodermic, or intraperitoneal injection.
  • the interval between two immunization instances is not particularly limited, and immunization is carried out at the interval of several days to several weeks, and preferably at the interval of 2 to 5 weeks 1 to 10 times, and preferably 2 to 5 times.
  • the antibody titer is assayed via enzyme immunoassay (ELISA), radioimmunoassay (RIA) or other techniques 6 to 60 days after the final immunization instance, and the blood sample is collected on the day the maximal antibody titer is assayed in order to obtain antiserum.
  • ELISA enzyme immunoassay
  • RIA radioimmunoassay
  • an antibody can be purified from the antiserum by a known technique adequately selected from among, for example, salting out with ammonium sulfate, ion-exchange chromatography, gel filtration, and affinity chromatography. Alternatively, any of these techniques may be performed in adequate combination.
  • cadherin an expression product of the cadherin extracellular domain, or a partial peptide thereof (preferably EC1) is, as the antigen, administered to a mammalian animal, such as a rat, mouse, or rabbit.
  • the amount of the antigen to be administered per animal is 0.1 to 100 mg when no adjuvant is used, and it is 1 to 100 ⁇ g when an adjuvant is used.
  • adjuvant include Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA), Freund's incomplete adjuvant (FIA), and aluminum hydroxide adjuvant. Immunization is carried out primarily via intravenous, hypodermic, or intraperitoneal injection.
  • the interval between two immunization instances is not particularly limited, and immunization is carried out at the interval of several days to several weeks, and preferably at the interval of 2 to 5 weeks 1 to 10 times, and preferably 2 to 5 times.
  • the antibody producing cells are collected 1 to 60 days, and preferably 1 to 14 days after the final immunization instance. Examples of the antibody producing cells include spleen cells, lymph node cells, and peripheral blood cells, with spleen cells and local lymph node cells being preferable.
  • myeloma cells In order to obtain fusion hybridoma cells, antibody producing cells and myeloma cells are subjected to cell fusion.
  • myeloma cells to be fused to the antibody producing cells generally available established cell lines of animals such as mice can be used. Cell lines preferably have properties as follows. That is, the cell lines that have drug selectivity that cannot survive in HAT selection medium (containing hypoxanthine, aminopterin, and thymidine) in a state of unfusion and can survive only in a state where the cell is fused to the antibody producing cells are preferable.
  • HAT selection medium containing hypoxanthine, aminopterin, and thymidine
  • myeloma cells include mouse myeloma cells, such as P3 ⁇ 63-Ag.8.U1 (P3U1) and NS-1.
  • the myeloma cells and the antibody producing cells are subjected to cell fusion.
  • Cell fusion is carried out in a medium for animal cell culture, such as serum-free DMEM or RPMI-1640 medium, by mixing the antibody producing cells (1 ⁇ 10 6 to 1 ⁇ 10 7 cells/ml) and the myeloma cells (2 ⁇ 10 5 to 2 ⁇ 10 6 cells/ml) (the ratio of the antibody producing cells to the myeloma cells is preferably 5:1) in the presence of a cell fusion promoter.
  • a cell fusion promoter that can be used is polyethylene glycol having the average molecular weight of 1,000 to 6,000 Da.
  • a commercially available cell fusion apparatus utilizing electrical stimulation e.g., electroporation
  • electrical stimulation e.g., electroporation
  • Hybridomas of interest are selected from the cells that have been subjected to cell fusion.
  • a cell suspension is adequately diluted with RPMI-1640 medium containing fetal bovine serum, the resultant is applied to a microtiter plate at the cell density of about 3 ⁇ 10 5 cells/well, a selection medium is added to each well, and culture is then conducted while adequately exchanging the selection medium.
  • the cells grown about 14 days after the initiation of culture in the selection medium can be obtained as hybridomas.
  • Hybridoma screening may be carried out in accordance with a conventional technique, without particular limitation. For example, part of the culture supernatant contained in the wells containing the cells grown as hybridomas is sampled, and enzyme immunoassays, radioimmunoassays, or the like may be carried out to screen for hybridomas that produce antibodies which bind to the cadherin domain 1 (EC1). Fusion cells are subjected to cloning via limiting dilution or other means, and hybridomas cells which produce monoclonal antibodies can be established at the end.
  • EC1 cadherin domain 1
  • Monoclonal antibodies can be collected from the established hybridomas by, for example, a conventional cell culture technique or collection of ascites fluid.
  • a cell culture technique hybridomas are cultured in a medium for animal cell culture such as RPMI-1640 medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum, MEM medium, or serum-free medium under general culture conditions (e.g., at 37° C. in the presence of 5% CO 2 ) for 7 to 14 days, and antibodies are obtained from the culture supernatant.
  • hybridoma cells When monoclonal antibodies are to be collected by means of collection of ascites fluid, about 1 ⁇ 10 7 hybridoma cells are administered intraperitoneally to animals of the species same as the mammalian animal from which myeloma cells are obtained, in order to allow large quantities of hybridoma cells to grow.
  • the ascites fluid is sampled 1 to 2 weeks thereafter.
  • the method for collecting antibodies described above requires antibody purification, it can be carried out by a known technique adequately selected from among, for example, salting out with ammonium sulfate, ion-exchange chromatography, gel filtration, and affinity chromatography. Alternatively, any of these techniques may be performed in adequate combination.
  • the antibody of the present invention is not particularly limited.
  • mouse antibody, human antibody, rat antibody, rabbit antibody, sheep antibody, camel antibody, bird antibody, or an artificially modified gene recombinant antibody intended to lower a heteroantigenicity against human, such as chimeric antibody or humanized antibody may be used.
  • a gene recombinant antibody can be produced by a known technique.
  • a chimeric antibody is composed of the heavy chain and the light chain variable regions of a non-human mammalian animal, such as a mouse antibody, and the heavy chain and the light chain constant regions of a human antibody.
  • Such antibody can be obtained by linking DNA encoding a variable region of the mouse antibody to DNA encoding a constant region of the human antibody, inserting the resultant into an expression vector, and introducing the expression vector into a host cell.
  • a humanized antibody is prepared by transplanting a complementarity determining region (CDR) of a non-human mammalian animal, such as a mouse antibody, into the complementarity determining region of a human antibody, and a general gene recombination technique therefor has been known.
  • CDR complementarity determining region
  • FR framework region
  • the obtained DNA is linked to DNA encoding a constant region of a human antibody, the resultant is inserted into an expression vector, and the expression vector is then introduced into a host cell.
  • a humanized antibody is prepared (e.g., EP 239400 and WO 96/02576).
  • CH of a humanized chimeric antibody may be human immunoglobulin of any type (hereafter, referred to as “hIg”), CH of the class hIgG is preferable, and any of the subclasses hIgG1, hIgG2, hIgG3, and hIgG4 of the class hIgG can be used.
  • CL of a humanized chimeric antibody may be any hIg, and that of the class ⁇ or ⁇ can be used.
  • the CDR-transplanted humanized antibody is prepared by transplanting the amino acid sequences of the VH and VL CDRs of a non-human animal antibody into adequate positions of the VH and the VL of a human antibody.
  • the CDR-transplanted humanized antibody can be prepared by constructing cDNA encoding a V region resulting from transplantation of the amino acid sequences of the VH and VL CDRs of a non-human animal antibody reacting specifically with cadherin into the VH and VL FRs of any human antibody, inserting the resultants into an animal cell expression vector having DNA encoding CH and CL of the human antibody so as to construct a vector expressing the CDR-transplanted humanized antibody, and introducing and expressing the resultant in an animal cell.
  • host cells that are used for protein expression originate from mammalian animals.
  • the specific host cell that is the most optimal for the gene expression product of interest can be preferentially determined.
  • general host cells include, but are not limited to, the cell line originating from the CHO cell (Chinese hamster ovary cell), the CV1 (monkey kidney cell), COS (a derivative of CV1 harboring the SV40 T antigen), SP2/0 (mouse myeloma cell), P3x63-Ag3.653 (mouse myeloma cell), 293 (human kidney cell), and 293T (a derivative of 293 harboring the SV40 T antigen).
  • Host cells can be obtained from commercial institutions, the American Tissue Culture Collection (ATCC), or an organization that has published a relevant document.
  • ATCC American Tissue Culture Collection
  • a preferable host cell is either the DGFR-deficient cell line originating from the CHO cell, or SP2/0 (see Urland, G et al., Effect of gamma rays at the dihydrofolate reductase locus: deletions and inversions, Somat. Cell. Mol. Genet. Vol. 12, 1986, pp. 5555-566; and Schulman, M. et al., A better cell line for making hybridomas secreting specific antibodies, Nature, Vol. 276, 1978, pp. 269-270).
  • the most preferable host cell is the DGFR-deficient CHO cell.
  • a plasmid can be transfected into a host cell by any technique. Specific examples include, but are not limited to, transfection (including the calcium phosphate method, the DEAE method, lipofection, and electroporation), a method comprising introduction of DNA with the use of an envelop such as the Sendai virus, microinjection, and infection using a virus vector such as a retrovirus or adenovirus vector (see Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Chapter 9: Introduction of DNA into Mammalian Cells, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.). Introduction of a plasmid into a host cell via electroporation is the most preferable.
  • An example of another technique for preparing a humanized or chimeric antibody is a method wherein the interactions between CDRs and framework residues are modeled in order to identify important framework residues for antigen linking, and sequences are compared to identify unusual framework residues located at specific positions (e.g., Queen et al., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,530,101, 5,585,089, 5,693,761, 5,693,762, and 6,180,370; all patents are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety).
  • Antibodies can be humanized by a variety of techniques known in the art. Examples of such techniques include CDR grafting (European Patent No. 239,400; PCT International Publication WO 91/09967; and U.S. Pat. Nos.
  • the amino acid sequence of the chimeric or humanized antibody be completely identical to the amino acid sequence of the VH or VL region originating from cDNA expressed by the deposited hybridoma.
  • An antibody having a sequence exhibiting 90% or higher identity as a result of genetic engineering is also preferable.
  • adjustment of residue substitution has heretofore been performed aimed at improvement of antigen linking since such antibody with a partially modified sequence is considered to be fundamentally derived from the original hybridoma.
  • VH and VL sequences of the original monoclonal antibody are genetically engineered and then chimeralized or humanized in accordance with a conventional technique.
  • a method for obtaining a human antibody is also known.
  • human lymphocytes are subjected to sensitization with antigens of interest or with cells expressing antigens of interest in vitro, the sensitized lymphocytes are fused to human myeloma cells such as U266 cells, and a human antibody of interest having activity of binding to an antigen can then be obtained (see JP Patent Publication (Kokoku) No. H01-59878 B (1989)).
  • a transgenic animal having the entire repertoire of human antibody genes may be immunized with an antigen of interest to obtain a human antibody of interest (see WO 93/12227, WO 92/03918, WO 94/02602, WO 94/25585, WO 96/34096, and WO 96/33735).
  • a technique for obtaining a human antibody via panning using human antibody libraries has been known. For example, a human antibody variable region is expressed on the phage surface by the phage display method as a single chain antibody (scFv), and a phage which binds to antigen can be selected.
  • scFv single chain antibody
  • the gene of the selected phage may be analyzed so as to determine the DNA sequence encoding a variable region of the human antibody which binds to the antigen.
  • an adequate expression vector can be prepared based on such sequence and a human antibody can then be obtained.
  • Such techniques have been well-known in the art. See WO 92/01047, WO 92/20791, WO 93/06213, WO 93/11236, WO 93/19172, WO 95/01438, and WO 95/15388.
  • Such antibody may be monovalent, divalent or polyvalent, provided that it recognizes a cadherin domain 1 (EC1) of cadherin and maintains a high internalization capacity.
  • An antibody may be a low-molecular antibody such as antibody fragment, or a modified antibody. Examples of antibody fragments include Fab, Fab′, F(ab′) 2 , scFv, dsFv, and a peptide comprising CDR.
  • an Fc region is fused to an antibody fragment or a low-molecular antibody, such as Fab, Fab′, F(ab′) 2 , Fv, scFv (single chain Fv), or diabody, to provide them with ADCC activity.
  • a gene encoding such antibody may be constructed, the resultant may be introduced into an expression vector, and the resultant may be incorporated into the expression vector and may be expressed in an adequate host cell.
  • Fab is an antibody fragment having a molecular weight of about 50,000 and having antigen-binding activity, which is composed of about a half of the N-terminal side of the H chain bound to the entire L chain through a disulfide bond.
  • Fab of the present invention can be obtained by processing an antibody which specifically reacts with cadherin, with a protease, papain.
  • DNA encoding Fab of the antibody may be inserted into a procaryote or eucaryote expression vector, and the vector may be introduced and expressed in a procaryote or eucaryote.
  • Fab can be prepared.
  • F(ab′) 2 is an antibody fragment having a molecular weight of about 100,000 and having antigen-binding activity, which is somewhat larger than the product obtained by binding two Fab via a disulfide bond of the hinge region.
  • F(ab′) 2 of the present invention can be obtained by processing an antibody which specifically reacts with cadherin, with a protease, pepsin. Alternatively, it can be prepared by binding two Fab′ described below via thioether or disulfide.
  • Fab′ is an antibody fragment having a molecular weight of about 50,000 and having antigen-binding activity resulting from the cleavage of a disulfide bond of F(ab′) 2 of the hinge region mentioned above.
  • Fab′ of the present invention can be obtained by processing F(ab′) 2 which specifically reacts with cadherin, with a reducing agent, dithiothreitol.
  • DNA encoding the Fab′ fragment of the antibody may be inserted into a procaryote or eucaryote expression vector, and the vector may be introduced into a procaryote or eucaryote to express Fab′ therein.
  • Fab′ can be prepared.
  • scFv indicates a VH-P-VL or VL-P-VH polypeptide composed of a single VH linked to a single VL via an adequate peptide linker (herein referred to as “P”).
  • VH and VL included in the scFv of the present invention can be derived from the antibody of the present invention which specifically reacts with cadherin, such as a humanized antibody or human antibody.
  • the scFv of the present invention can be prepared by obtaining cDNA encoding VH and VL of an antibody which specifically reacts with cadherin, constructing DNA encoding scFv, inserting the DNA into a procaryote or eucaryote expression vector, and introducing the vector into a procaryote or eucaryote to express scFv therein.
  • dsFv is obtained by binding the polypeptides where a single amino acid residue in VH and VL is substituted with a cysteine residue to each other via a disulfide bond between the cysteine residues.
  • Amino acid residues to be substituted with cysteine residues can be selected in accordance with the method of Reiter et al. (Protein Engineering, 7, 697, 1994) based on the prediction of the antibody conformation.
  • VH and VL included in the dsFv of the present invention can be derived from the antibody of the present invention which specifically react with cadherin such as a humanized or human antibody.
  • the dsFv fragment of the present invention can be prepared by obtaining cDNA encoding VH and VL of an antibody which specifically reacts with cadherin, constructing DNA encoding dsFv, inserting the DNA into a procaryote or eucaryote expression vector, and introducing the vector into a procaryote or eucaryote to express dsFv therein.
  • a peptide comprising CDR is composed of at least one of the H or L chain CDR.
  • a plurality of CDRs can be linked directly to each other or via an adequate peptide linker.
  • the peptide comprising CDR of the present invention can be prepared by obtaining cDNA encoding VH and VL of the antibody which specifically reacts with cadherin, constructing DNA encoding CDR, inserting the DNA into a procaryote or eucaryote expression vector, and introducing the vector into a procaryote or eucaryote to express such peptide therein.
  • the peptide comprising CDR can also be produced via chemical synthesis, such as the Fmoc (fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl) method or the tBoc (t-butyloxycarbonyl) method.
  • an antibody conjugated to a various molecule such as polyethylene glycol (PEG)
  • PEG polyethylene glycol
  • a drug-conjugated antibody is particularly useful.
  • modified antibody can be obtained by subjecting an antibody to chemical modification. A method of antibody modification is known in the art.
  • the antibody of the present invention exerts a high internalization capacity.
  • a toxin may be conjugated thereto, and the resultant may be used in the form of a cytotoxic agent.
  • the cytotoxic agent of the present invention may be brought into contact with, for example, cadherin-expressing cancer cells, so that the agent can damage the cancer cells.
  • the antibody is a so-called ADC comprising an antibody and a cytotoxic substance such as a drug conjugated thereto.
  • the ADC used in the present invention can be prepared by binding the aforementioned drug to an antibody in accordance with a conventional technique.
  • An antibody and a drug may be directly bound to each other via their own linker groups or indirectly via a linker or other substance.
  • a drug may be directly bound to an antibody via a disulfide bond between SH or via maleimide groups.
  • the intramolecular disulfide bond in the Fc region of an antibody and the disulfide bond of a drug may be reduced, and the drug may be bound to the antibody via a disulfide bond.
  • they may be bound to each other via maleimides.
  • cysteine may be introduced into an antibody via genetic engineering.
  • a linker preferably comprises one or more functional groups that react with either or both of the antibody and the drug.
  • functional groups include amino, carboxyl, mercapto, maleimide, and pyridinyl groups.
  • linkers include, but are not limited to, sulfosuccinimidyl-4-(N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate (Sulfo-SMCC), N-succinimidyl-4-(maleimidomethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate (SMCC), N-succinimidyl-4-(N-maleimidomethyl)-cyclohexane-1-carboxy-(6-amidocaproate) (LC-SMCC), ⁇ -maleimidoundecanoic acid N-succinimidyl ester (KMUA), ⁇ -maleimidobutyric acid N-succinimidyl ester (GMBS), ⁇ -maleimidocaproic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (EMCS), m-maleimidobenzoyl-N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (MBS), N-( ⁇ -maleimidoacetoxy)-s
  • a drug can be bound to an antibody in accordance with the method described in, for example, Cancer Research, 68 (22) 9280, 2008, Nature Biotechnology, 26 (8) 925, 2008, Bio Conjugate Chemistry, 19, 1673, 2008, Cancer Research, 68 (15), 6300, 2008, or JP Patent Publication (Kohyo) No. 2008-516896 A.
  • Another embodiment of the antibody-drug conjugate of the present invention is a so-called “immunotoxin” composed of an antibody and a toxin linked thereto chemically or via genetic engineering.
  • toxins examples include diphtheria toxin A-chain, Pseudomonas endotoxin, ricin chain, deglycosylated ricin A chain, gelonin, and saporin.
  • Another embodiment of the antibody of the present invention is a so-called “RI-labeled antibody” composed of the antibody of the present invention and a radioactive substance labeled thereto.
  • a cytotoxic radioactive metal is preferable.
  • a non-cytotoxic radioactive metal is preferable.
  • Iodine 123 (123I) or iodine 131 (131I) may also be used.
  • cytotoxic radioactive metals examples include yttrium 90 (90Y), rhenium 186 (186Re), rhenium 188 (188Re), copper 67 (67Cu), iron 59 (59Fe), strontium 89 (89Sr), gold 198 (198Au), mercury 203 (203Hg), lead 212 (212Pb), dysprosium 165 (165Dy), ruthenium 103 (103Ru), bismuth 212 (212Bi), bismuth 213 (213Bi), holmium 166 (166Ho), samarium 153 (153Sm), and lutetium 177 (177Lu).
  • radioactive metals 90Y, 153Sm, and 177Lu are particularly preferable from the viewpoint of, for example, half-life, radioactive energy, ease of labeling, the labeling efficiency, or stability of a complex.
  • Examples of preferable non-cytotoxic radioactive metals as the diagnostic agents include, but are not limited to, technetium 99m (99mTc), indium 111 (111In), indium 113m (113mIn), gallium 67 (67Ga), gallium 68 (68Ga), thallium 201 (201T1), chromium 51 (51Cr), cobalt 57 (57Co), cobalt 58 (58Co), cobalt 60 (60Co), strontium 85 (85Sr), mercury 197 (197Hg), and copper 64 (64Cu).
  • a metal chelating reagent be allowed to react with the antibody and the radioactive metal element be allowed to react therewith to form a complex.
  • a radioactive metal element is bound to the antibody of the present invention via a metal chelating reagent.
  • metal chelating reagents used for formation of such a complex include: (1) quinoline derivatives, such as 8-hydroxyquinoline, 8-acetoxyquinoline, 8-hydroxyquinaldine, oxyquinoline sulfate, O-acetyloxine, O-benzoyloxine, O-p-nitrobenzoyloxine, and quinolone compounds having a quinoline skeleton (e.g., norfloxacin, ofloxacin, enoxacin, ciprofloxacin, lomefloxacin, tosfloxacin, fleroxacin, and sparfloxacin); (2) compounds, such as chloranilic acid, aluminon, thiourea, pyrogallol, cupferron, Bismuthiol (II), galloyl gallic acid, thiolide, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, and tetraphenylarsonium chloride; (3) ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (
  • isothiocyanobenzyl DOTA, methylisothiocyanobenzyl DTPA, and cyclohexylisothiocyanobenzyl DTPA are preferable from the viewpoint of, for example, ease of introduction of a metal chelate into an antibody, the labeling efficiency, or stability of a complex.
  • a person skilled in the art would be able to bind a radioactive metal element to the antibody of the present invention in accordance with a conventional technique.
  • a metal chelating reagent is allowed to react with the antibody of the present invention to thereby prepare a label precursor in advance, and the precursor is then allowed to react with a radioactive metal element.
  • the cytotoxic agent of the present invention can adequately contain a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, an excipient, a diluent, or the like, according to need, in addition to the antibody of the present invention (to which a cytotoxic substance, including a drug, toxin, or radioactive substance, may be bound according to need).
  • the cytotoxic agent of the present invention can be prepared in the form of an injection preparation, for example.
  • the dose of the cytotoxic agent of the present invention varies depending on the symptoms, severity, age, and body weight of a patient, the route of administration, or other factors.
  • the weight of the antibody as an active ingredient is generally about 10 ng to about 100 mg/kg (body weight).
  • the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is particularly useful as a therapeutic agent for diseases with high expression of cadherin (preferably CDH3).
  • the diseases with high expression of cadherin (preferably CDH3) are not particularly limited, with cancer being preferable. Examples of such diseases include colon cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, uterine cervix cancer, lung cancer, transitional cell cancer, pancreatic cancer, hepatic cancer, renal cancer, biliary tract cancer, thyroid gland cancer, head and neck cancer, esophageal cancer, cutaneous squamous cell cancer, melanoma, gastric cancer, prostate cancer, osteosarcoma, and soft tissue sarcoma.
  • RNA samples were prepared in accordance with a conventional technique with the use of Isogen (Nippon Gene) from the samples collected from normal human tissues and various types of cancer tissues via laser capture microdissection.
  • the RNA samples (10 ng each) were subjected to gene expression analysis using the GeneChipU-133B (Affymetrix, Inc.) in accordance with the Expression Analysis Technical Manual (Affymetrix, Inc.).
  • the average expression level of all the genes was designated to be 100, and the genes exhibiting the enhanced expression levels in cancer cells were screened for.
  • human CDH3 expression was found to be limited in normal human tissues, but the expression levels thereof were found to be enhanced in lung cancer, colon cancer, and pancreatic cancer cells ( FIGS. 3A and 3B ).
  • CDH3 mRNA expression in pancreatic cancer tissue with different degrees of differentiation was examined. As a result, the expression levels thereof were found to be high in some tissues, regardless of degrees of differentiation ( FIG. 3C ).
  • tissue specimens of pancreatic cancer (glandular cancer), lung cancer (glandular cancer), lung cancer (squamous cell cancer), and colon cancer (glandular cancer) obtained from Shanghai Outdo Biotech Co., Ltd.) were used.
  • the tissue array slides were subjected to deparaffinization and then activation with 10 mM Tris and 1 mM EDTA (pH 9.0) at 95° C. for 40 minutes. After endogenous peroxidase was inactivated with the use of a blocking reagent included in the Envision+kit (Dako), the samples were allowed to react with 5 ⁇ g/ml anti-CDH3 antibody 610227 (BD Biosciences) or with 5 ⁇ g/ml anti-HBs antibody Hyb-3423 (a negative control) at 4° C. overnight. After the antibody solution was washed away, the samples were allowed to react with a polymer secondary antibody reagent included in the Envision+ kit at room temperature for 30 minutes. The samples were then subjected to color development using a coloring reagent included in the Envision+ kit, and nuclear staining was performed with the use of a hematoxylin/eosin solution.
  • FIG. 4 shows the results. While cancer cells were stained with the anti-human CDH3 antibody, normal cells were not stained therewith.
  • Clones of full-length CDH3-expressing CHO cells were selected through Western blotting with the use of an anti-c-Myc monoclonal antibody (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.).
  • an anti-c-Myc monoclonal antibody Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.
  • a CHO cell line EXZ1501 forced to express CDH3, which exhibits a high expression level and a high growth capacity, was obtained.
  • the obtained cell line, its parental strain (i.e., CHO), and a commercially available anti-CDH3 antibody (R&D Systems, Inc.) were subjected to the reaction and analyzed by flow cytometry. The results are shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the human CDH3 extracellular domain protein (sCDH3) which lacks the C-terminal transmembrane region and a region subsequent thereto was produced to serve as an immunogen for production of an anti-human CDH3 antibody.
  • PCR was performed with the use of a human CDH3 full-length cDNA as a template and a forward primer (SEQ ID NO: 7: CGCGGTACCATGGGGCTCCCTCGT) and a reverse primer (SEQ ID NO: 8: CCGTCTAGATAACCTCCCTTCCAGGGTCC), which had been designed so as to amplify a fragment corresponding to the human CDH3 extracellular domain (1-654 in SEQ ID NO: 2, hereinafter referred to as sCDH3 cDNA).
  • the reaction was carried out with the use of KOD-Plus (Toyobo Co., Ltd.) by repeating a cycle of 94° C. for 15 seconds, 55° C. for 30 seconds, and 68° C. for 90 seconds 30 times.
  • a gel fragment containing a band of a target size (about 2.0 kbp) was cleaved via agarose gel electrophoresis, and the target sCDH3 cDNA was obtained using a QIA® quick gel extraction kit (QIAGEN K.K.).
  • sCDH3 cDNA was treated with two restriction enzymes KpnI and XbaI.
  • the thus-obtained fragment was then inserted into pEF4/myc-HisB, which had been treated with the same restriction enzymes KpnI and XbaI, with the use of T4 DNA ligase in accordance with a conventional technique, and a pEF4-sCDH3-myc-His expression vector was obtained.
  • Soluble CDH3-expressing CHO cells were selected via Western blotting with the use of an anti-c-Myc monoclonal antibody (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.). Cell lines which exhibit high levels of secretion into the culture supernatant and high proliferation were selected to obtain soluble CDH3-expressing CHO cell lines (EXZ1702). The selected EXZ1702 cell lines were cultured for 72 hours in three roller bottles (each culture area: 1,500 cm 2 ) with serum-free medium CHO-S-SFM-II (333 ml/bottle) (Invitrogen), and the culture supernatants were recovered.
  • a solution of 50 ⁇ g of soluble CDH3 proteins dissolved in physiological saline was mixed with an equal amount of Titer-MAX Gold® (TiterMax, Inc.), and the mixture was intraperitoneally and hypodermically injected to MRL/lpr mice (Japan SLC Inc.) for the initial immunization. Subsequent immunization procedures were performed by injecting a similarly prepared mixture of soluble CDH3 protein (25 ⁇ g) and Titer-MAX Gold® intraperitoneally and hypodermically to the mice.
  • mice Three days after the final immunization, spleen cells were prepared from the mice under aseptic conditions, and the cells were fused with mouse myeloma cells SP2/O-Ag14 or P3-X63-Ag8.653 in accordance with a conventional technique by the polyethylene glycol method).
  • EXZ1501 was removed from a culture plate via treatment thereof with 2 mM EDTA-PBS and then suspended in an FACS solution to a cell density of 1 ⁇ 10 6 cells/ml.
  • the cell suspension was inoculated into a 96-well plate to a density of 50 ⁇ l/well, a hybridoma culture supernatant was added thereto, and the reaction was allowed to proceed at 4° C. for 60 minutes.
  • Alexa Fluor 488-labeled anti-mouse IgG.goat F(ab′) 2 Alexa Fluor 488-labeled anti-mouse IgG.goat F(ab′) 2 (Invitrogen) was added thereto, and the reaction was allowed to proceed at 4° C. for 30 minutes. Thereafter, the plate was washed twice with the FACS solution, flow cytometric analysis was performed, and hybridomas which are observed to react with EXZ1501 were selected.
  • FIG. 6 shows the results of typical reactions between the antibodies obtained from such hybridomas and EXZ1501, its parental cell strain (the CHO cell), or the human bronchiolo-alveolar adenocarcinoma cell line (NCI-H358) in which a high CDH3 expression level is observed. All the selected hybridomas were found to react with EXZ1501 and NCI-H358; however, these cells did not react with the CHO cell.
  • the internalization capacity was assayed with the use of the anti-mouse IgG antibody labeled with a toxin (saporin) that inhibits protein synthesis. Destruction of cells by saporin always involves cellular internalization. Thus, the extent of the human CDH3 expressing cells destroyed by the anti-human CDH3 antibody may be assayed using MabZAP (Advanced Targeting Systems, Inc.) as the secondary antibody, and the internalization capacity of the anti-human CDH3 antibody can be evaluated.
  • MabZAP Advanced Targeting Systems, Inc.
  • human CDH3 expressing cells As human CDH3 expressing cells, the HCC1954 human breast cancer cells (5,000 cells/well) were used, 100 ng of the anti-human CDH3 mouse antibodies and 100 ng of MabZAP were added thereto, and the resultant was heated in an incubator at 37° C. in the presence of 5% CO 2 for 3 days. Thereafter, activity of an antibody for cell destruction was evaluated using a viable cell counting reagent (Cell Counting Kit-8, DOJINDO LABORATORIES, Inc.). Cell destruction activity was expressed relative to 100% cell viability attained without the addition of antibody. Table 1, FIG. 7A , and FIG. 7B show the results of assays carried out multiple times using different antibodies.
  • Negative Ab1 and Negative Ab2 indicate antibodies that recognize antigens that are not expressed in human cell lines and unrelated to CDH3.
  • PPAT-055-03 hybridoma that produces the PPAT-055-03 antibody was deposited at the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, Patent Microorganisms Depositary (2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazushi, Chiba, 292-0818, Japan) under Accession Number: NITE P-988 on Oct. 15, 2010 and was transferred, under Accession Number: NITE BP-988, to the international deposit under the Budapest Treaty as of Sep. 7, 2011.
  • PPAT-055-09 and PPAT-055-24 hybridomas that produce the PPAT-055-09 and PPAT-055-24 antibodies were deposited at the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, Patent Microorganisms Depositary (2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazushi, Chiba, 292-0818, Japan) under Accession Numbers: NITE BP-989 and NITE BP-991, respectively, on Oct. 15, 2010 and were transferred, under Accession Numbers: NITE BP-989 and NITE BP-991, respectively, to the international deposit under the Budapest Treaty as of Sep. 7, 2011.
  • PPAT-055-15 hybridoma that produces the PPAT-055-15 antibody was deposited internationally at the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, Patent Microorganisms Depositary (2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazushi, Chiba, 292-0818, Japan) under Accession Number: NITE BP-1145 under the Budapest Treaty.
  • Epitope-based classification of the obtained anti-human CDH3 antibody was carried out based on the reaction thereof with a fragment expressing a partial sequence of human CDH3 analyzed by Western blotting. In order for sequences to sufficiently overlap with each other between fragments, fragments 1 to 5 expressing a partial sequence of human CDH3 were designed ( FIG. 8 ).
  • PCR was performed with the use of the full-length human CDH3 cDNA of Example 3 as a template and the sets of primers described below.
  • the reaction was carried out with the use of iProof high-fidelity DNA polymerase (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.) by repeating a cycle of 98° C. for 10 seconds, 60° C. for 10 seconds, and 72° C. for 30 seconds 35 times.
  • a gel fragment containing a band with a size similar to the target size was cleaved via agarose gel electrophoresis, and a partial sequence of human CDH3 cDNA of interest was obtained using a QIA® quick gel extraction kit.
  • Fragment 1 (positions 108 to 236 of SEQ ID NO: 2)
  • Forward primer: (SEQ ID NO: 9) TATGGAGCTCGGTACCGATTGGGTGGTTGCTCCAATATCTG Reverse primer: (SEQ ID NO: 10) AGATTACCTATCTAGACTACTGCATCACAGAAGTACCTGGTAGG Fragment 2 (positions 132 to 348 of SEQ ID NO: 2)
  • Forward primer: (SEQ ID NO: 13) TATGGAGCTCGGTACCGTGACAGCCACGGATGAGGATGATG Reverse primer: (SEQ ID NO: 14) AGATTACCTATCTAGACTAGACACACACAGGCTCC
  • E. coli Rossetta® 2 cells (Merck) were transformed in accordance with a conventional technique, and the transformed cells were cultured in an LB medium.
  • the absorbance at 600 nm reached 0.4
  • the culture product was ice-cooled for 30 minutes
  • isopropyl- ⁇ -thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) concentration was adjusted to 0.5 mM, and culture was conducted at 20° C. for 18 hours, followed by recovery of the culture product.
  • an electrophoresis buffer in an amount equal to one-tenth of the amount of the E. coli culture solution was added, the mixture was loaded and electrophoresed on 5% to 20% gradient gel (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.) under reducing conditions, and the resultant was transferred to Immobilon® P (Millipore Corporation).
  • the transfer membrane was washed softly with TBS-T (0.05% Tween® 20, TBS) and then subjected to shaking in TBS containing 40% BSA for 1 hour. Thereafter, anti-CDH3 antibodies diluted with TBS-T containing 10% Block Ace® (Snow Brand Milk Products, Co. Ltd.) were added thereto, and the membrane was subjected to shaking for 1 hour.
  • the membrane was washed with TBS-T, subjected to shaking with the HRP-anti-mouse IgG antibody (GE Healthcare Biosciences Inc.) diluted with TBS-T containing 10% Block Ace for 1 hour, and then washed with TBS-T.
  • Color development was detected using ECL®-Plus (GE Healthcare Biosciences Inc.) and an X-ray film (RX-u, Fuji Film Corporation) in accordance with the instructions given by the manufacturers.
  • FIG. 9 shows the results of detection.
  • E. coli lysates in which the aforementioned partial CDH3 sequences had been expressed were loaded and electrophoresed on 5% to 20% gradient gel (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.) under reducing conditions, and the resultants were transferred to Immobilon P (Millipore Corporation) using a blotting apparatus (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.).
  • the transfer membrane was washed softly with TBS-T (0.05% Tween® 20, TBS) and then subjected to shaking in TBS containing 40% BSA for 1 hour. Thereafter, the membrane was cut into strips of equal width, anti-CDH3 antibodies diluted with TBS-T containing 10% Block Ace were added thereto, and the membrane was subjected to shaking for 1 hour.
  • the membrane was washed with TBS-T, subjected to shaking with the HRP-anti-mouse IgG antibody (GE Healthcare Biosciences Inc.) diluted with TBS-T containing 10% Block Ace for 1 hour, and then washed with TBS-T. Color development was detected using ECL®-Plus (GE Healthcare Biosciences Inc.) and an X-ray film (RX-u, Fuji Film Corporation) in accordance with the instructions given by the manufacturers.
  • FIG. 10 shows the results of detection. Based on the reactivity with the expression product of CDH3 partial sequences, domains recognized by the antibodies were determined.
  • the PPAT-055-13 antibody that was considered to correspond to the epitope boundary was applied to a peptide array (Replitope; manufactured by JPT Peptide Technologies) and subjected to epitope determination in greater detail.
  • a region corresponding to the extracellular region of CDH3 which corresponds to positions 108-563 of SEQ ID NO: 2
  • a peptide of 13 residues was designed and synthesized, while each initial residue was shifted by every two amino acid residues from the N-terminus (that is, positions 108-120, 110-122, . . . and 551-563).
  • the thus synthesized peptides were immobilized on a glass slide, and were then blocked by SuperBlock (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.).
  • the thus prepared product was reacted with an antibody which is an epitope searching target as a primary antibody.
  • the reaction product was washed three times with TBS-T, and detection was then carried out using an anti-mouse antibody (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.) that had been fluorescently labeled with DyLight 649.
  • An antibody that had not been allowed to react with the antibody which is an epitope searching target was used as a negative control in the assays.
  • the results of assays are shown in FIG. 11 . Strong signals were observed in regions corresponding to positions 446-472 and 490-504 of the amino acid sequence of CDH3 shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, and these were assumed to be epitopes of the present antibody.
  • Cytoplasmic RNAs were isolated from the PPAT-055-09 hybridoma (Accession Number NITE BP-989) and the PPAT-055-24 hybridoma (Accession Number NITE BP-991) in accordance with the method described by Gough (Rapid and quantitative preparation of cytoplasmic RNA from small numbers of cells, Analytical Biochemisty, 173, pp. 93-95, 1988), although a different TNE buffer (25 mM Tris-HC1, pH 7.5, 1% NP-40, 150 mM NaCl, 1 mM EDTA, pH 8.0) was used instead of a lysis buffer described therein.
  • TNE buffer 25 mM Tris-HC1, pH 7.5, 1% NP-40, 150 mM NaCl, 1 mM EDTA, pH 8.0
  • RNA precipitate was lysed with the addition of 10 to 50 ⁇ l of sterile distilled water to a cytoplasmic RNA concentration of 0.5 to 2 ⁇ g/ ⁇ l.
  • a single chain cDNA 20 ⁇ l of a reaction mixture containing 0.5 to 3 ⁇ g of the above-prepared cytoplasmic RNA, 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.3, room temperature), 75 mM KCl, 3 mM MgCl 2 , 10 mM DTT, 100 ng of a random primer, 0.5 mM dNTP, and 200 units of Superscript II (reverse transcriptase, Invitrogen) was prepared, and the mixture was incubated at 42° C. for 50 minutes.
  • the thus-synthesized cDNA library was directly employed as a template of polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
  • the following two primer sets were employed: (1) a DNA primer having, at the 5′ end, a homology to the FR1 part and 4-set primers having, at the 3′ end, a homology to a J-chain gene in the mouse L-chain, and (2) 7-set primers having, at the 5′ end, a homology to the L-chain signal part and an antisense primer having, at the 3′ end, a homology to the KC part (KVL antisense primer).
  • Polymerase chain reaction was performed with the use of the two primer sets, whereby mouse immunoglobulin L-chain variable region DNA was isolated from the cDNA.
  • the primer sequences are as follows.
  • PROTOCOL 9.5 17 types of sense primers and 3 types of reverse primers were synthesized by Hokkaido System Science Co., Ltd.
  • VK Sense (FR1 Part)
  • VK sense (FR1 part) primer A mixture of the following 17 primers was employed as a VK sense (FR1 part) primer.
  • W indicates A or T
  • R indicates A or G
  • M indicates A or C
  • K indicates T or Y indicates T or C
  • S indicates G or C
  • H indicates A, C, or T
  • B indicates G, C, or T
  • V indicates A, G, or C
  • D indicates A, G, or T
  • N indicates A, G, C, or T.
  • SEQ ID NO: 19 5′-GAYATCCAGCTGACTCAGCC-3′ (degeneracy: 2)
  • SEQ ID NO: 20 5′-GAYATTGTTCTCWCCCAGTC-3′ (degeneracy: 4)
  • SEQ ID NO: 21 5′-GAYATTGTGMTMACTCAGTC-3′ (degeneracy: 8)
  • SEQ ID NO: 22 5′-GAYATTGTGYTRACACAGTC-3′ (degeneracy: 8)
  • SEQ ID NO: 24 5′-GAYATTMAGATRAMCCAGTC-3′ (degeneracy: 16)
  • SEQ ID NO: 26 5′-GAYATYCAGATGACACAGAC-3′ (degeneracy: 4)
  • J1/J2 antisense primer (1) SEQ ID NO: 36: 5′-GGSACCAARCTGGAAATMAAA-3′ (degeneracy: 8) J4 antisense primer (2) SEQ ID NO: 37: 5′-GGGACAAAGTTGGAAATAAAA-3′ J5 antisense primer (3) SEQ ID NO: 38: 5′-GGGACCAAGCTGGAGCTGAAA-3′ J1/J2, J4, 55 Antisense Primer Mixture (4) (2) 7-Set Primers for Cloning of Mouse L-Chain Variable Region VK Sense (Signal Peptide Part)
  • the primers were obtained by nucleotide sequence modification of a mouse Ig-primer set (Novagen; Merck, Cat. No. 69831-3) and restriction enzyme sites were thus removed therefrom.
  • SEQ ID NO: 41 5′-ATGGAGWCAGACACACTSCTGYTATGGGT-3′ D Set Sense Primer (A Mixture of the Following 2 Primers)
  • SEQ ID NO: 42 5′-ATGAGGRCCCCTGCTCAGWTTYTTGGIWTCTT-3′
  • SEQ ID NO: 43 5′-ATGGGCWTCAAGATGRAGTCACAKWYYCWGG-3′ E Set Sense Primer (A Mixture of the Following 3 Primers)
  • SEQ ID NO: 44 5′-ATGAGTGTGCYCACTCAGGTCCTGGSGTT-3′
  • SEQ ID NO: 45 5′-ATGTGGGGAYCGKTTTYAMMCTTTTCAATTG-3′
  • SEQ ID NO: 46 5′-ATGGAAGCCCCAGCTCAGCTTCTCTTCC-3′
  • SEQ ID NO: 47 5′-ATGAGIMMKTCIMTTCAITTCYTGGG-3′
  • SEQ ID NO: 48 5′-ATGAKGTHCYCIGCTCAGYTYCTIRG-3′
  • SEQ ID NO: 49 5′-ATGGTRTCCWCASCTCAGTTCCTTG-3′
  • SEQ ID NO: 50 5′-ATGTATATATGTTTGTTGTCTATTTCT-3′
  • SEQ ID NO: 51 5′-ATGAAGTTGCCTGTTAGGCTGTTGGTGCT-3′
  • SEQ ID NO: 52 5′-ATGGATTTWCARGTGCAGATTWTCAGCTT-3′
  • SEQ ID NO: 53 5′-ATGGTYCTYATVTCCTTGCTGTTCTGG-3′
  • SEQ ID NO: 54 5′-ATGGTYCTYATVTTRCTGCTGCTATGG-3′ K VL Antisense Primer
  • the following two primer sets were employed: 4-set primers having, at the 5′ end, a homology to the mouse H-chain signal part and a primer having, at the 3′ end, a homology to the KC part; and 1 set of primers each having, at the 5′ end, a homology to the FR1 part and 2-types primer having, at the 3′ end, a homology to the mouse H-chain constant region (IGHC).
  • IGHC mouse H-chain constant region
  • SEQ ID NO: 56 5′-ATGGRATGSAGCTGKGTMATSCTCTT-3′ (degeneracy: 32)
  • SEQ ID NO: 57 5′-ATGRACTTCGGGYTGAGCTKGGTTTT-3′ (degeneracy: 8)
  • SEQ ID NO: 58 5′-ATGGCTGTCTTGGGGCTGCTCTTCT-3′
  • SEQ ID NO: 59 5′-ATGGRCAGRCTTACWTYY-3′
  • SEQ ID NO: 60 5′-SAGGTSMARCTKSAGSAGTCWGG-3′ (degeneracy: 256) VH Antisense (Antisense Primer Common to 3 and 4)
  • the primer was designed through degeneration of the nucleotide sequence, so that the primer would be annealed with all the isoforms of mouse IgG.
  • SEQ ID NO: 61 5′-CASCCCCATCDGTCTATCC-3′ (degeneracy: 6)
  • each variable region of the L-chain and the H-chain of an anti-CDH3 mouse monoclonal antibody was amplified with the use of the primers described in Example 10.
  • Each of the thus-amplified DNA fragments was incorporated into a sub-cloning vector pGEM (Promega).
  • the nucleotide sequence of the DNA fragment was determined with the use of T7 and SP6 universal primers of the vector.
  • a gene encoding the human C ⁇ region was designed to be linked to a chimeric L-chain expression vector, and a gene encoding the human Cg1 region was designed to be linked to a chimeric H chain expression vector to construct genes encoding V regions of the L-chain and the H-chain of the cloned anti-CDH3 antibody.
  • the thus-designed L-chain and H-chain chimeric antibody genes were synthesized in full length by GenScript Inc.
  • a signal peptide of mouse IGKV (a x-chain variable region), the V region of the L-chain of the anti-CDH3 antibody, and the human KC region (i.e., a k chain constant region) were juxtaposed in this order, and restriction enzyme sites were added to both ends (NheI on the 5′ side and EcoRI on the 3′ side).
  • the chimera H-chain was prepared in the same manner.
  • Each of the artificially synthesized genes was cleaved with NheI and EcoRI, and the cleaved fragment was incorporated into an expression vector pCAGGS between the NheI site and the EcoRI site, to thereby produce an anti-human CDH3 chimeric antibody L-chain expression vector pCAGGS-IGK and an H-chain expression vector pCAGGS-IGH.
  • a pCAGGS expression vector into which a dhfr gene was inserted was produced. Specifically, a dhfr gene having a CMV promoter and poly A signal was inserted into pCAGGS-IGH and pCAGGS-IGK, which are transient expression vectors. A CMV promoter, a mouse dhfr gene having the Kozak sequence, and SV40 poly A signal were amplified via PCR.
  • CHO dhfr( ⁇ ) cells G. Urlaub et al., Isolation of Chinese hamster cell mutants deficient in dihydrofolate reductase activity, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 77, pp.
  • plasmids linear plasmids obtained by cleaving circular plasmids with PvuI in an ampicillin-resistant gene
  • plasmids linear plasmids obtained by cleaving circular plasmids with PvuI in an ampicillin-resistant gene
  • a pCAGGS-IGH-CMV-dhfr-A vector for expression of chimera anti-CDH3 H chain. Electroporation was performed by means of Amaxa (Lonza).
  • a DNA (0.002 mg/sample; in the case of L-chain plasmid or H-chain plasmid) was added to a 0.1 ml of Amaxa electroporation CHO buffer containing 3 ⁇ 10e3 cells, and a pulse was applied.
  • IMDM Iscove's Modified Dulbecco medium
  • H hypoxanthine
  • T thymidine
  • IMDM medium free of 10% dialyzed FBS 2 mM L-glutamine and HT
  • neo+ transformed cells were selected with the use of 1 mg/ml G418, to thereby obtain clones of a chimeric antibody-producing positive cell line.
  • gene amplification was performed with the use of the clones selected with the use of G418.
  • Two-round amplification was performed in 0.25 mM methotrexate (MTX) and 1 mM (MTX), and cell lines which can produce a chimera anti-human CDH3 antibody (about 50 to 100 mg/l) were established.
  • the culture supernatant of the transfected CHO cells was analyzed via ELISA to confirm the production of the chimeric antibody.
  • a plate was coated with goat anti-human IgG (H+L) (preabsorbed with mouse, rabbit, bovine, and mouse IgG) (AQI, Cat. A-11OUD; COSMO BIO Co., Ltd.). After blocking, the culture supernatant obtained from CHO cells producing anti-CDH3 chimeric antibody was subjected to serial dilution, and was added to the wells.
  • the internalization capacity of the chimeric antibody prepared was assayed in the same manner as in Example 6, except that HumZAP (Advanced Targeting Systems, Inc.) was used as a saporin-labeled antibody in order to deal with a chimeric antibody. As a result, the chimeric antibody was found to maintain the internalization capacity observed in the parental antibody.
  • Table 3 shows the results of the internalization test of the chimeric antibody in combination with the results of the parental antibody shown in Table 1.
  • PPAT-055-9C and PPAT-055-24C cell lines that produce the PPAT-055-9C and PPAT-055-24C chimeric antibodies were internationally deposited at the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, Patent Microorganisms Depositary (2-5-8, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazushi, Chiba, 292-0818, Japan) under Accession Numbers: NITE BP-1147 and NITE BP-1148, respectively, on Sep. 27, 2011 under the Budapest Treaty.
  • DM1SMe was prepared in the manner described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,208,020 and 6,333,410B1 ( FIG. 12 ).
  • the reduced drugs were purified via HPLC, the solvent was removed therefrom by distillation, and the resultant was dissolved in dimethyl acetamide to a drug concentration of 10 mg/ml.
  • reaction product was subjected to desalting with the use of the Zeba Spin desalting columns (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.) equilibrated with 50 mM potassium phosphate, 50 mM NaCl, and 2 mM EDTA (pH 6.5).
  • the anti-CDH3 chimeric antibody conjugated to maleimide (1 mg/ml) and a reduced drug in an amount equal to 1.7 times greater than that of the number of the conjugated maleimide groups were subjected to the reaction in 50 mM potassium phosphate, 50 mM NaCl, and 2 mM EDTA (pH 6.5) at room temperature overnight. Gel filtration was carried out via HPLC in order to remove excess drugs.
  • Cytotoxicity and specificity of drug-conjugated antibodies were evaluated using a cell proliferation counting reagent involving the use of a WST-8 coloring substrate (Cell Counting Kit-8, DOJINDO LABORATORIES, Inc.).
  • Anti-asialo GM1 antibodies (WAKO 014-09801) were dissolved in 1 ml of Otsuka Distilled Water, 4 ml of Otsuka Normal Saline was added thereto to bring the total amount of the solution to 5 ml, and the resulting solution was administered intraperitoneally in an amount of 100 ⁇ l per mouse.
  • the HCC1954 cells were cultured in 10% FBS-containing RPMI 1640 medium, and the resultant was transplanted hypodermically to SCID mice (female, CLEA Japan, Inc.) at the right lateral abdominal region to a cell density of 5 ⁇ 10 6 cells/mouse.
  • the in vivo test was carried out using the groups each consisting of 5 mice, and the drug was administered in an amount of 15 mg/kg through the caudal vein. Administration was initiated when the average tumor size reached 100 to 150 mm 3 , and the same amount of the drugs was administered 1 week later. That is, drug administration was carried out two times in total.
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